Ximo Puig
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Corts Valencianes |
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| Born | Joaquín Francisco Puig Ferrer 4 January 1959 Morella, Valencian Community, Spain |
| Political party | PSPV-PSOE |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Journalist, politician |
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Joaquín Francisco Puig Ferrer (born 4 January 1959), known as Ximo Puig (Valencian:
Life and career
Puig was born in
In May 1995 he became mayor of his hometown of Morella, serving until 2012, when he resigned after becoming leader of the PSPV-PSOE.
On 25 June 2015, he was invested President of the Valencian Government with the favourable votes of PSPV-PSOE, Podemos and Compromís, succeeding Alberto Fabra and putting an end to two decades of PP governments in the region. He was re-elected for a second term, with the support of the same parties, on 13 June 2019.
On 26 June 2023, his government lost a lucrative bid to host a Tesla Gigafactory in Valencia after their negotiations were leaked to the media while Puig denied it was him that leaked the details of the negotiations to the media.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e (in Spanish)biography of Ximo Puig, Levante-EMV, 16 April 2015, accessed 20 May 2015
- ^ (in Spanish)El secretario general del PSPV Ximo Puig dejará la alcaldía de Morella el 30 de junio, El Mundo, 3 June 2012
- ^ (in Spanish)El triunfo en primarias blinda a Puig ante un mal resultado en las europeas, El País, 10 March 2014
- ^ John, Darryn (26 June 2023). "Tesla pulls out of Gigafactory negotiations with Valencia over leak". Drive Tesla. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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